"For almost 1,000 years that wall of Constantinople defended Western Christendom-only to be compromised by Crusaders and finally breached by Turkish cannons." Article from Military History magazine.

This site is dedicated to the study of Byzantine history. It is completely in French and does not have information in other languages. There is information on Byzatine Studies conferences and web sites. One of the most interesting features are a number of images of Byzantine documents to study your paleography.

"History, rite, spirituality of the Byzantine Catholic (or Greek Catholic) Church in Slovakia, icons (contemporary Slovak iconography), choral chant in mp3, liturgical texts, lives of saints, patristic, ecumenism."

"The Byzantine Studies Conference is an association for the presentation and discussion of papers embodying current research on all aspects of Byzantine history and culture. The Conference meets in a different city every year. At meetings, over 100 papers are usually presented and discussed in a relaxed but professional atmosphere."

"This website has been prepared as a WWW gathering point for Byzantine studies."